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ANALYSIS | No pressure, Batohi - it’s only SA’s credibility at stake

05 December 2018 - 05:58 By Ranjeni Munusamy
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Shamila Batohi, the new national director of public prosecutions, addresses the nation after she was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on December 4 2018.
Shamila Batohi, the new national director of public prosecutions, addresses the nation after she was revealed by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on December 4 2018.
Image: Masi Losi

What would be the measure of success of the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi?

Would it be marching high-profile crooks into the dock? Or putting the perpetrators of state capture behind bars? What about dealing with former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption case, or tackling corporate corruption and fraud?

At any rate, she bears a massive burden.

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